What are these things

smitch · January 26, 2003, 11:17am

Hi,

Can somone tell me what the circled things are, and what they do.

I have numberd them as well. ( 1,2,3)

Thanks

d2k · January 26, 2003, 11:27am

Hey smitch…

I think 1 would be a trimpot, 2 a SIL header and 3 the voltage regulator…

best…

Dan

smitch · January 26, 2003, 11:35am

Whats a SIL header, whats it do?

Thanks

ilmenator · January 26, 2003, 12:20pm

It’s a connector - you can either connect a plug to it, or you might solder the cable directly to it, which can be done from the upper side of the board. Handy if your board is already mounted somewhere and you decide to add a feature afterwards.

Otherwise you can leave out the SIL (Single In Line) header and solder the cable directly to the board, which is mechanically less robust.

Regards, ilmenator

smitch · January 26, 2003, 12:34pm

thanks alot guys